Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy -- I'm not sure why you care, except to see how long a string you can get going on this thing. Why use leica? Why did Hillary climb Everest? It suited him, and Leicas suit some people nicely. They don't suit others. Why don't more pros use Leica? Not enough technical toys and they cost more than most purchasing managers are willing to pay. Quality has nothing to do with it. Pros are like everyone else and follow trends and fads, and right now the biggest fad/trend (except for digital) is represented in the f-5 by Nikon, which I am sure most pros use in the manual mode anyway. But you should hear the photogs at the paper I work at complain if they are forced to use those horrible, horrible F4s or even (gawd forbid) the N90s. They all drool over my M3, however, but can't afford one. Did you know, by the way, that Hillary took not a Leica to the top of Everest, but a Retina? Yup, a cheap little folder from Kodak, and it worked just fine. ctrentelman Ogden Utah In a message dated 7/24/99 1:03:39 AM, you wrote: >Guy Bennett wrote: > >> lugnuts (professionals or not): >> >> can you say, concisely, why you do use leica? what is it exactly about >> these cameras that appeals to you? let's try to avoid the hyperbole of the >> fanatic devotee and explain why we choose this camera over another.